In a statement, the White House Correspondents’ Association said they were “informed… that the president does not plan to participate in this year’s dinner but that he will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment.” What’s more, per the annual event’s “tradition,” the current press secretary will represent Trump’s administration at the event and be seated at the head table.

During his pre-recorded segment for Bernie & Sid in the Morning on 77 WABC, however, Trump’s comments about the dinner were less than kind. “It’s unlikely I will do the White House Correspondents dinner this year,” he told the hosts before launching into a characteristic attack on the news media, which he called “so bad and so fake.” Not that any of this matters, though, for this year’s host, comedian Michelle Wolf should have no problem doing her thing on Saturday, April 28th.